Songs that use 9th chords

[@pup64hcp]

Ninth chords always have had a unique beauty to me

[@davidjohnson1654]

Minor Ninths are so beautiful, they seem to transport the music to another place. ;)

[@featherthorn3380]

and you are absolutely correct, I feel they are much more beautiful than 7ths while 7ths being amazing in their own right 9ths just can't be beat

[@tonybates7870]

Especially the minor 9. Sheer romance.

[@sandeegrey5977]

Minor add 9's sound almost heartbreaking to me.

[@poliziagrammaticale9430]

This is one of the few channels I follow where I click "like" before I even watch the video.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you 😊😊

[@TobeyFairre7861]

Me too

[@zacksguitarhacks6390]

Same, I learn something every time he uploads.

[@jasonremy1627]

Same

[@judih.8754]

Always!

[@themalf]

Incredible how much you can teach in only 13 minutes. Great video, as usual!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you!!

[@JalenJaguar]

Learning about the function of chord extensions is like a painter discovering how to mix new colors! 🎨🎨

[@dougsteeleguitar]

Metalhead guitarist here. This video has sorted me out quite a bit. Ta!!!

[@educostanzo]

I remember when that Pink Floyd documentary was released I saw the scene where Rick Wright shows the chord and thought to myself "wouldn't it be cool if there's a way to discover what chords are used in these classic songs" so here we are. Excelent content

[@micha4431]

Thats right. Unsolving all these romantic mysteries, reveal smth more like a mathematic scheme which is not that cool in the beauty of music. ;) This is probably why all these educated profesors usually lost smth unpredictibale in aproach of composing, I guess. Or they go totally avantgarde - which sums twentieth age accurately. :)

[@wearru]

I signed up for Pianote based on your recommendation. Played along at least 2.5 hours a night for the first 2 nights. Thanks

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Great job!

[@therealshavenyak]

Another cool thing about the D7b9 in “For Once In My Life” is that the Eb completes the chromatically ascending C, C#, D line in the previous three chords.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

True - an F7 would have worked as the transition chord, but the ninth used is perfect.

[@largeformatlandscape]

Yep. Surprised this wasn’t mentioned as a line cliche

[@ND62511]

I think out of all the 9th chords, the Dominant 7 ♭9 is my favorite. It’s got such a somber, beautiful sound to it.

[@jaywalshmusicandsong1736]

I want you (She's so heavy)

[@AlexIsiv]

yep, same! such a beautiful chord specially when solved to a minor seventh

[@morganst.pierre]

Hugee flamenco and Latin jazz chord. Love me some i V7b9 with iv and ii mixed in or Andalusian cadence

[@smergthedargon8974]

I use 9ths in tons of my music - I absolutely love the grand sound of a 3 note fifth stack, a 5add9.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Same here!

[@williampamblanco]

I usually have trouble with theory, but I feel like I understood this! Gotta replay to make it stick now. Great job explaining it!

[@paulrichardson6804]

Been trying to play bass for over 40 years, learned more in a year of watching David Bennetts channel than all of that ! Extraordinary..

[@ericrakestraw664]

I've encountered some of these 9th chords in classical pieces as well. Debussy uses the "Hendrix chord" in his prelude "Dead Leaves," composed in 1913. Rachmaninoff also uses the A minor add 9 chord effectively in his Etudes Tableaux Op. 39, No. 2 (1917) and ends the piece with the "Bond chord."

[@b00ts4ndc4ts]

AC⚡DC use them a lot in their rhythm guitar riffs.

[@maverator]

@@b00ts4ndc4ts do you have any examples?

[@b00ts4ndc4ts]

@@maverator beating a round the bush is a good one. If you placed all of their songs on the floor and threw a dart you will hit a song with one in. They are by far the best band to learn great riffs because of their use of add9

[@JackBealeGuitar]

What a difference a day made, uses C7#9

[@labemolmineur]

Yes! That chord at the opening of "Feuilles mortes" (dead leaves) is amazing, especially that the bass (d sharp) comes later. It's notated as a minor 10th but does sound like #9. I also love Rachmaninoff's Op.39 no.2- the V13 (V of III) that precedes the "Bond chord" at the end is also very jazzy. Another famous example of a V9 is the first chord in Franck's violin sonata: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3TTZot5Z9eme68.

[@HarryFullerCT]

Loved that Rick Wright was in this. What a treasure we lost! What an incredible chord progression! Thanks for doing these videos. They are the best and I always learn so many things that I can add to my playing. You CAN teach an old dog. 🙂

[@robertfoshizzle]

Rick Wright is one of the most underrated musicians in the annals of rock history. Lost in all the drama between Roger Waters/David Gilmour and the mystique of Syd Barrett is the fact that Rick Wright was a gifted songwriter and a very good lead vocalist in his own right. Even on the songs he didn't write or contribute to vocally, the atmosphere and mood we've come to associate Pink Floyd with was largely created by his parts.

[@TVAVStudios]

I've watched that Classic Albums doc so often that I almost cheered when that moment showed up here.

[@tonybates7870]

There is an early Pink Floyd track called Paintbox (it's on Relics) written and I think sung by Wright and it's one of the best songs ever by the band in my opinion. It has a falling semitonal chord sequence/riff that is stunningly imaginative.

[@anthonyrodriguez7950]

I love the simplicity of the explanation - great way to open the door to understanding and exploration.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

😊😊😊😊

[@whycantiremainanonymous8091]

Major 9th: "I Love You, Porgy" (from Porgy and Bess, of course, but there's as also a famous Nina Simone version). The pedagogic advantage of this song is that its melody literally begins with the chord tones in succession.

[@philipkudrna5643]

A use of 11th chords that immediately comes to my mind is at the end of the verse of Charlene‘s „I‘ve never been to me“. (And this song has many other interesting Chord-Progressions!)

[@martifingers]

Such clarity and such meaningful examples. Remarkable knowledge and ability.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you!

[@evanelliott8231]

Currently getting my degree and this channel is my go to for getting help in theory class. Thank you!

[@kendanf]

I always watch your videos, never comment, but I had to this time. Your explanation of C9 including the notes of C7 and the 9th, but Cadd9 is a regular C with a 9th added is great. I never even thought of it in that way. Great vid as always.

[@markusszelbracikowski956]

KZbin should implement an auto like option for some channels we like the most. David is definitely one of them!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you!!

[@TigerRogers0660]

Thanks again David!! Always wondered what that chord was in "Breathe". Rick Wright added so much class to that song by using it.

[@gianmarcolodi9971]

Another 9th chord you could have mentioned is the 6/9, the classic bluesy/jazzy ending chord

[@tangotommi]

Thank you David for elucidating all these chord structures. I’m a guitarist and love the timbre of all instruments including piano of course. You inspire me to learn more and I’m considering the pianos since I do have a Casio keyboard with which I practice harmonic intervals. Thanks again!❤👍🏼👍🏼

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

So crystal clear with David.

[@1oolabob]

I just want to say that studying music on guitar and keyboard has been more productive for me than either instrument alone. Each shows the logic in a slightly different way.

[@xyzyzx1253]

I second this, working on piano for understanding harmony is honestly incredibly useful! Especially for broader topics like extensions and jazz, That said, really understanding how to use the main 4 voices accessible to you on the guitar is phenomenal for forcing precision in voice leading and bass movement etc Just wish I had my vocab on piano as I do guitar, but it would take a lot of motor learning lol. One day when I get round to it, eh

[@morganst.pierre]

Learning piano after guitars a game changer. Not only the obvious increase in more accessible music theory but directly improves guitar rhythm and ear training and composition

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

& it's linear! My fingers now prefer Keyboards.@@morganst.pierre

[@jyotektosgaimur]

a good example of the 7b9 chord would be butterflies and hurricanes, sing for absolution or megalomania by muse

[@marekgitarzysta5193]

One of the very best channels of this type, period. First of all the focus is on content not on the youtuber showing off. The content is very well crafted, prepared and explained in a an easy to follow fashion. The modules are bite size and easy to digest. The actual examples put all the theory into context. For me, a guitarist, it is so refreshing to watch this channel where everything is explained using a piano keyboard. I have always thought piano is the most logically laid out instrument to teach music, where notes and chords all connect in the easiest way possible. Last but not least the author focuses on practical use of the theory he teaches, which is far more important than the theory itself, if it makes sense..... And by the way: whenever I see anything "The Beatles" I click like, therefore I like every video of yours 🙃 Greetings from Poland! I hope for more excellent content in 2024 😍

[@aubietigerton1807]

Presented in clear fashion, even for those who only play by ear but understand intervals.

[@MrShadowKitty]

The most in your face example of E7b9 I know of is in The Beatles, I Want You(She's so Heavy).🎶

[@gtrdoc911]

Awesome vid David! I especially like that you include example of songs that use the said chords. Can't wait for your 11 and 13's vid!

[@1oolabob]

I did this the hard way first: spent several months working on understanding different kinds of 9th chords. Watching this video is skipping to the back of the book to see how many answers I got right. As always, your explanations are very clear and useful, and this is my go-to music theory channel. Ok, also 12tone, but he talks really fast.

[@alnitaka]

Ninth chords can also be thought of as polychords, where the top note of one chord is the bottom note of the other. For example, if in the E(Hendrix) chord, you think of the top F double sharp as a G natural, then it is a G chord on top of an E Chord. The C9 chord is Gm on top of C, the C7b9 chord is G dim over C, and the Bond chord is G major on top of C minor.

[@h.s.9576]

I spent the last few weeks trying to understand 9th chords and here you are, just at the right moment! I think i finally understand now whats going on

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Slipping between a major chord and a ninth has always sounded sublime to me. The riff and orchestration of the song "Ferry Cross the Mersey" is a perfect example of it. Another song which makes good use of ninths (maj9 this time, IIRC) is Billy Joel's "Rosalinda's Eyes" (which has some amazing chords). That chord run from "Breathe" is also used by Godley and Creme in their Gershwinesque song "Lost Weekend".

[@TeslaOsiris]

Add9 chords are probably my favorite chords…just love the suspended color added on top of whatever

[@zzzaphod8507]

Great to hear these details on the conventions about these chords, and good to see the Richard Wright clip. Have a ninth day.

[@quark37]

Another candidate to demonstrate 11th chords: Downtown by Petula Clark. Happy Friday.

[@paulneal7495]

Amazing lessons. Youre an outstanding teacher and very appreciated.

[@bubuAudio]

thank you for all your videos

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks for watching!

[@grrlpurpleable]

Major and minor 9ths are some of the sweetest sounding chords :)

[@mariosoares3625]

Great video. As a Brazilian, I need to recommend a song by a composer from the Northeast of Brazil, named Djavan. The song is called "Maçã" (Apple), and in it, there are phrases with 9th, 9th flat, and 9th sharp chords. It's worth checking out; his harmonies are incredible.

[@michaeleaster1815]

I love these kinds of lessons! thanks as always, from Canada

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks 😊

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Beatles version of Twist and Shout ends on a one grand 9th Chord

[@scabbarae]

My favorite ninth chord is probably in The Beatles' "If I Fell", where at the end of the line "don't hurt my pride like *herrrr*", we are expecting a D major chord, but instead we get a D9, sort of veering us away from the established melody and highlighting the protagonist's apprehension in the lyrics.

[@cakemartyr5794]

This piece is full of surprises alright, and that line is one of them. I'm not sure if this is a ninth though. In the piano arrangement I have, there is a D7 on the left, and the right is F#CE, which I think is F#m7b5 (without the A). I think I've got that right. Happy to discuss! 🙂

[@scabbarae]

Interesting. The arrangement I have specifying D9 is for guitar, so maybe it was changed slightly. Your arrangement gives the notes D F# A C E when combining left and right hands, correct? In D that would be 1 3 5 dom7 9, which is D9. I'm guessing piano is just better able to replicate what multiple musicians are playing on the album, so you can get a richer voicing of essentially the same chord.

[@cakemartyr5794]

@@scabbarae Yes, I see what you mean now. The thumb in my left hand would be the D in your notes listed above, so would be your D9 (but no A). Thanks for taking the time to reply and to reconcile our arrangements.

[@GustavoLovato]

This is super helpful, well made, and interesting (which is a running theme in your videos). Thank you!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks 😊

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

You've made it so simple. Thanks .@@DavidBennettPiano

[@Reglar_Dawg]

Handy guitar cheat: drop your D to a C# and you have an open A9 chord. I wrote a rocker in B that only uses the 1, 4, 5 and 7 9th chords. Quite a workout on your barre finger if you're playing acoustic!

[@kramoogle]

thank you so much for the "add" mindblowing, didn't know that for many years ! ❤🎉

[@thomasc6574]

interesting factoid on the steely dan example. the bass player Chuck Rainey , loved the feel and sound of playing slap bass on this tune. one of the producers( i could be wrong on who asked him ) told him to stop slapping and play it straight. he said ok then turned his music stand in the guys direction so that he couldnt see him slap popping the bass strings. im glad he did because its in my top 5 of bass guitar grooves.

[@MrFuzzleupagus]

I took music theory my junior year of high school (the 88/89 school year) and I’ve learned more watching your videos than I ever did in that class.

[@lonelycake4114]

Elliott Smith uses a F#m(add9) chord on A distorted reality and it is simply beautifully

[@andresfelipemunozaguilar5607]

I think David is my best chords gallery. THX A LOT DAVID! ;)

[@G35-i6v]

I learn a ton from your explanations, thank you.

[@robertbourke7935]

Fantastic David. Great work.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks 😊

[@Fran.Cisco.DK21]

I love watching this, no idea how to play the piano or how did I get here, but here I am hahah

[@fredquevillon3727]

Guitar player here! Love your videos!

[@jasonlamar6347]

Great lesson as always. Heaven Beside You by Alice in Chains uses them in the bridge. Because of the open B and E strings No Excuses uses them as well. It's a voicing Jerry Cantrell uses a lot.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Anytime I hear the m9 chord I think of Al Green. So, anytime I want to my song to have a smooth sexy soul man vibe, I use the m9. That and the dominant 9 instead of the dominant 7. Oh, and funky, anytime it needs to be funky, the 9. James Brown taught me that one.

[@cswanson4476]

Your comment helps me approach the question left unanswered (and unasked) in these amazing treatments by Bennett: Why?

[@TenThumbsProductions]

@@cswanson4476 because

[@giantorangerecords]

Wow, thanks, I learned so much! You explain this in a way this is easy to understand. The Clientele is where I learned about 9th chords. It's all over their early records. I'm sure there has to be something in The Beach Boys catalog that uses 9th chords.

[@Rene-uz3eb]

The hendrix eg C7#9 chord is I think basically a minor chord, which is two tonics C and Eb, but with both harmonics more played out, ie more mutual dissonance. The C gets the third and the Eb gets the fifth.

[@itsgoubie]

Very relevant and timely content, as usual. I'm exploring some extended chords, and this video cleared the path that i was seeking. Thank you!

[@robinsommarstrom8705]

The intro to Steely Dan's Kid Charlemagne starts with a C#9.... You kind of feel the tension between the major and the minor third even though they are in different octaves.

[@kierenmoore3236]

M7 interval is rather dissonant

[@Hairmetallurgist]

I think the horns play a Cm(add 9) at the beginning of "Skyfall." I always call that the "James Bond Chord."

[@Low.Key.Music01]

That makes it so clear to understand. Any questions? Nein!

[@Nblem7]

I love using major 9 to end a song. Its so satisfying.

[@andreiter]

I love the intro to ELO's Evil Woman. C9 to F9 to F#o7 to C Major

[@Floor5683]

it's pretty funny that you uploaded this today considering I was experimenting with 9th chords on my piano a few hours ago :P

[@artrogers3985]

This is great for all musicians. Thanks

[@massimoballoni4404]

*11:13 Dominant SHARP (not flat) 9th. Nice vid, keep up the good work.

[@radioactivetoad3765]

I think that a good example of an 11th chord is the opening chord of a hard days night (its an "Fmaj with a G on top" and D in the bass which would make it a Dm7(11)

[@actipton80]

Spinning Wheel by Blood, Sweat, and Tears starts out with a big #9 chord. I know it has both #9's and add9's all throughout it along with lots of other jazzy chords I don't know the names of or can't remember them.

[@chakakhan3751]

Great info. Makes everything very clear

[@jessemontano762]

Such an awesome channel, Mr Piano.

[@AZALEA_HG]

Minor ninth chords are my Absolute Favorite! If you listen to any of my songs you’ll at least hear one in there somewhere. The dissonance between the second and the ninth is so good.

[@watchmakerful]

A 9th chord can be encountered even in children's songs! Find the famous "Do-Re-Mi" and listen carefully to the "Fa" line, you will hear a dominant 9th chord on G.

[@icarusi]

I remember playing at a blues jam and some of my improv lines weren't working in the usual way. Fortunately there was an early DAT recording being done, and when I got a cassette copy, I realised there was more subbing of Dom9 chords for Dom7 chords than I realised. I made some backing tracks with Dom9 subs, so I could mod my lines to work with them and watched out for Don9 subs being used so I could apply the mods when needed.

[@fabioalbertani945]

Talking about the Beatles there is a very distinctive flat9 chord in I Want You (She’so Heavy)

[@pasteye1671]

As ever, succinct abd clear. Why couldn't I have had you as my teacher when I was doing music at school?🎻

[@pgasiorek]

Great content, as always. Thanks!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you!

[@quark37]

Thanks, David. Fun video as always. Looking forward to the video on 11th chords. Consider "Make Some Noise" by Big Big Train. The end of the chorus ("come on, make some -->noise

[@Pedro_MVS_Lima]

Hi David, a little nit-picking but, around 11:11, you say "The Beatles were also fans of this dominant flat ninth chord", when you meant "dominant sharp ninth chord". Thank you for your videos, I really like that you illustrate the concepts with true life examples instead of just mentioning them or using a fabricated demonstration. Cheers!

[@beckylarson6274]

Very interesting and fun to learn about chords that I hear a lot but haven’t used. 👍🏻

[@wavertreetv]

Very well explained, and useful. Thank you.

[@artrogers3985]

Very well done and explained. Thanks

[@stuartcameron3513]

Isn’t there a nice A9 in the bridge of all I want for Christmas is you? Seasonal greetings

[@kadenstewart.]

First time I recognized a ninth chord was when i heard the last chord to RHCP’s righteous and the wicked. I was 14 at the time and felt like a prodigy lol

[@amodomiopiano]

Another fantastic Lesson. Thanx a lot

[@DavidWoodsGuitar]

Very informative! Thanks, David.

[@stormx2827]

New studio looks nice David!

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

“You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” by The Beatles uses ample added 9ths for nuance.

[@wyattstevens8574]

In case you make a "Word Painting part 3," here's one you might not have caught: "found my way downstairs and drank a cup" from A Day In the Life: Paul's piano has the highest note descending until "drank a cup!"

[@dhpbear2]

And also Ringo's 'rim-shot', cymbal-crash during "woke up, fell out of bed". :)

[@christopherfryda]

Love this channel, thank you!!!

[@RavenclawNimbus]

I was so proud of myself for recognizing the Hendrix chord being in Taxman 🤣

[@tejlander7296]

Opening of Bach’s cello suite in G is a G add 9. It’s lso the first chord in Janice Ian’s “At Seventeen”, though possibly in a different key

[@rome8180]

I feel like it would be clearer if we called a C9 a C7add9. A Cadd9 could still be called a Cadd9. It would get a little clunky for chords like a C11, which would now be called a C7add9/11. But it would be 100% unambiguous what the notes in the chord were supposed to be.

[@bettyswunghole3310]

I find that D9 resolves to G major in a particularly satisfying way.

[@cakemartyr5794]

Song for Guy by Elton John has a ninth: C6/9, a chord more common in jazz, I gather. Anyway thanks for another excellent video

[@psykyfcn6872]

crazy video !! thanks

[@yaj_yaj]

I got an ad with David Bennett in it before watching David Bennett

[@londonwilde]

A lot of musician love Can’t Help It for 13ths. Stevie Wonder wrote the song and gave it to Michael Jackson. It has a delicious bass line but also jazzy 13ths. With Stevie writing it, it becomes all the more intriguing as his opening line begins .. ‘looking in my mirror’

[@dylanthekoreanteacher]

Thank you so much ❤❤ Learned a lot

[@nosson77]

I think when talking about chords there would be tremendous value added if they talked aboutits function within a key and/or in relationship to other chords. For example a dominant chord leads to the chord four notes above it. And then you give a bunch pf examples inside a key amd how different secondery dominants work. I think dominant chords have a strong tension to be resolved which many other chords do not have but you can still describe ita function in a key and its relationship to other chords. I think the more complex a chord the more specific its use where as a chord like a major chord you can talk about how different major chords would sound in a key and in relation to otehr chords.